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Laura Reynolds-Keefer
School of Education
University of Michigan Dearborn
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48123
lrkeefer(at)umd.umich.edu
Education
Ph.D. Educational Psychology and Applied Research
University of South Carolina, Columbia
An Application of Vygotsky’s Developmental Theory to the Study of Early Childhood Behavior
Margaret Gredler, Chair
M.A. American History, 1992
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
B.A. Multi-Disciplinary Social Science, 1990
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Institutional Affiliations
2005 – Present Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology
School of Education
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Publications
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (under review). Using qualitative methodological training in the
preparation of teachers: Developing qualitative skills along with theoretical knowledge. Teaching and Teacher Education.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (under review). An Application of Vygotsky’s Developmental
Theory to the Study of Early Childhood Behavior. Journal of Early Childhood Research.
Reynolds-Keefer, L., Johnson, R., Dickenson, T., & McFaddan, L. (under
review).Validity and Reliability in Visual Likert Scales. Educational Assessment.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (December, 2007). “Why isn’t my teaching good enough?” The Journey of Urban Charter School Educators Seeking Certification. Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (May 2006). Defiant Behavior in 2-3 Year-Olds: A Vygotskian
Approach. Early Childhood Education Journal.
Conference Presentations
Reynolds-Keefer, L., (Accepted). Desperately Seeking Certification: The Case of One
University-Urban Charter School Partnership. Submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), March 24-28 2008, New York, New York.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (November 2007). Looking backward while running
forward: How to become a more reflective early childhood educator. Paper accepted for presentation at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), November 7-10, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (April 2007). Charter School Teachers on the Road to
Certification: Attitudes on the Certification Process. American Educational
Research Association (AERA), April 9-13, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (March 2007). Qualitative Methodologies in the Preparation of
Early Childhood Educators: Teaching Pre-service Teachers the Power of
Reflection. Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children
(MiAEYC), March 29-31, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (November, 2006). Non-compliant Behaviors in Toddlers: A new
approach for caregivers. Delivered at the annual meeting of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), November 8-11,
2006 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (November, 2005). Defiant and Non-compliant Behavior in Group-
care Settings: Training Teachers. Paper delivered at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 6-11, 2006 in San
Francisco, California.
Reynolds-Keefer, L., and Gredler, M. (2005, October). Evaluation Starvation: How to
keep the malnourished evaluation alive. Delivered to the American Evaluation
Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 24-30, 2005.
Reynolds-Keefer, L., Johnson, R., Dickenson, T. & McFadden, L., (2005, April).
Validity concerns in the use of graphical Likert Scales in evaluation. Paper
delivered at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, April 11-15, Montreal, Canada.
Reynolds-Keefer, L., (2005, February). Defiant Behavior in 2-3 Year-Olds: A
Vygotskian Approach. Paper presented at the annual meeting of South Carolina
Educators for the Practical Use of Research, February 11, 2005, Columbia, South
Carolina.
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (2005, February). Visual Likert Scales in the Evaluation of Young
Children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of South Carolina Educators for
the Practical Use of Research, February 11, 2005, Columbia, South Carolina.
Manuscripts in Development
Reynolds-Keefer, L. (in preparation). Qualitative Methods: A Brief Undergraduate
Field Manual. London: Sage Publications.
External Funding
U.S. Department of Education
· Evaluator (pending) - Acquiring Inquiry Based Learning Strategies for Students with Disabilities (AIBLS) - Research in Special Education
University Teaching
School of Education, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Fall 2007 EDC 300 and 301 Educational Psychology EDK 500 Research Methods
2006-2007 EDC 302 and 502 Adolescent Psychology
EDC 300 Educational Psychology
EDC 442 Family, School and Community
EDC 350 and 450 Classroom Management
2005-2006 EDC 300 and 301 Educational Psychology EDC 302 and 502 Adolescent Psychology
EDC 350 and 450 Classroom Management
Service
· Session Chair, AERA 2008 Annual Meeting, Division K
· Reviewer – Journal of Qualitative and Ethnographic Research (JQER)
· Reviewer – American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division K
· Reviewer – Sage Publishing, Textbook Division, 2007
· Reviewer - Thomson Wadsworth Publishing, 2007
· Editorial Board - Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative
Research, 2007-2008
· Member, Executive Committee (2007-2008) - University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Education
· Member, University of Michigan Child Development Center Advisory Board (2005-2008)
· Member, Early Childhood Programming Committee, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 2005-2008
· Member, Southfield Public Schools Partnership Committee, 2006 - 2007
· In-service Speaker, Hope of Detroit Charter School, August, 2007
· Consultant, Michigan School Readiness Program, 2006-2007
· Member, MA Core Course Development Committee, 2006-2007
· Member, Faculty Search Committee, School of Education, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 2005
Awards
· Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Athletics, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 2007
· Graduate Student Paper Award, University of South Carolina Graduate School, 2005
Affiliations
· American Educational Research Association (AERA)
· National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
· Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
· American Psychological Association (APA)
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